Markets pm: Stocks gain on better US jobs data, Oh, woe, Tesco –...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/A1TNOO/A5LTFO/Q4WNKG/26QPAK/   Markets afternoon briefing Friday June 07 2013 Markets   Stocks gain on better US jobs data Stronger than expected US jobs data have helped lift S&P 500 futures and European equities. The dollar recovered early losses as the outlook for the US economy improves http://link.ft.com/r/A1TNOO/MJ64C3/ZBYFC4/4C8G0Z/1OSFYL/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   Oh, woe, Tesco – now here comes Amazon New competitive threat emerges as analysts question the supermarket's strategy and its share price languishes at a level first seen seven years ago http://link.ft.com/r/A1TNOO/MJ64C3/ZBYFC4/4C8G0Z/EKGO1V/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   Long term looks bad for portfolio returns Long-term investors have few places to hide, as unusually, both bonds and stocks are expensive, writes John Authers http://link.ft.com/r/A1TNOO/MJ64C3/ZBYFC4/4C8G0Z/SUWD7N/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   Big Japan pension fund to buy more stocks Strategy shift by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, world's largest public pension fund, could help calm country's frazzled stock market http://link.ft.com/r/A1TNOO/MJ64C3/ZBYFC4/4C8G0Z/87UTR8/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   Market turbulence hits mortgage investors In the $1.3tn a year market for mortgage-backed securities, small changes in interest rates can mean the difference between big gains and big losses http://link.ft.com/r/A1TNOO/MJ64C3/ZBYFC4/4C8G0Z/9M1HFV/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   Dollar claws back losses Investors buy the dollar after crucial US jobs data surprises on the upside, following heavy losses for the US currency the previous day http://link.ft.com/r/A1TNOO/MJ64C3/ZBYFC4/4C8G0Z/NRZ50D/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   Bid activity helps London stocks higher Severn Trent hits the top of a recovering FTSE 100 after receiving an offer from a consortium led by Kuwait Investment Office http://link.ft.com/r/A1TNOO/MJ64C3/ZBYFC4/4C8G0Z/K9VZ8K/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   IEA toils over emerging market membership The International Energy Agency's plans for closer co-operation with emerging market countries have got off to a less than perfect start http://link.ft.com/r/A1TNOO/MJ64C3/ZBYFC4/4C8G0Z/YGESXL/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   In depth - FT.com Great tax race Austerity Europe Libor scandal Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..